What Shall We Do With The Grumpy Pirate? - The Nursery Rhyme Collections

The Nursery Rhymes Collections 1-4 contain a total of 277 children's songs. Each double CD album showcases the highest quality children's music ever recorded with a total playing time in excess of 10 hours!

What Shall We Do With The Grumpy Pirate? (Audio Sample and Lyrics)

What shall we do
with the grumpy pirate?
What shall we do
with the grumpy pirate?
What shall we do
with the grumpy pirate?
Early in the morning

Hey Ho and up she rises
Hey Ho and up she rises
Hey Ho and up she rises
Early in the morning

Do a little jig and make him smile
Do a little jig and make him smile
Do a little jig and make him smile
Early in the morning

Hey Ho and up she rises
Hey Ho and up she rises
Hey Ho and up she rises
Early in the morning

Make him walk the plank
till he starts to wobble
Make him walk the plank
till he starts to wobble
Make him walk the plank
till he starts to wobble
Early in the morning.

Hey Ho and up she rises
Hey Ho and up she rises
Hey Ho and up she rises
Early in the morning

Tickle him (everywhere)
till he starts to giggle
Tickle him (everywhere)
till he starts to giggle
Tickle him (everywhere)
till he starts to giggle
Early in the morning

Hey Ho and up she rises
Hey Ho and up she rises
Hey Ho and up she rises
Early in the morning

Words & Music: Traditional
Arrangement: Ian J Watts

See an interview with Danny Gould about the making of 'What Shall We Do With The Grumpy Pirate'

Background notes

Around 2009, the time when we recorded our approach to this classic nursery rhyme, this song was subject of an intense discussion in England. It was suggested to replace the words "drunken sailor" due to political correctness. Well, we liked the idea of the "grumpy sailor" and decided to create the first professional recording of that new version.

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